- present tense form of plate (3rd person singular).
plates
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In the late 1700s, when printed fashion plates came into use, fashion dolls did become toys, but with an agenda.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
"Sometimes I borrow money, sometimes I sell things from my house," he said, "like an old pot or plates that we never used, gifts that were given to us. I've even had to sell furniture".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
By recognizing the surviving fragments of these ancient structures, scientists can better reconstruct how tectonic plates descended beneath one another, how volcanic arcs shifted, how continental crust grew, and how once-vast oceans eventually closed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
The plates slowly accumulating a geological record of every meal cooked since check-in.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
The tectonic plates surrounding the Pacific Ocean are converging, or moving toward each other, resulting in a rough arc of subduction faults around the edge of the ocean.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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